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    Posted: January 19 2024 at 22:24
Originally posted by MortSahlFan MortSahlFan wrote:

Originally posted by moshkito moshkito wrote:

Hi,

I do wish that some of the Redd Foxx and Richard Prior live shows were available.


I have been able to find a ton of rare Mort Sahl shows (and interviews) by writing to Universities, Archives, etc.. Many will even digitize them for free.

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I doubt we will ever see these ... they are almost pure porn and the jokes, are grand, but often ... wow ... but we're never going to hear the thing about the "rags" ... which went on for almost 20 minutes ... it was really funny, but if we sit back ... it was also offensive, though it was not meaning to be mean!

I suppose they could do an Peter Cook and Dudley Moore thing ... and let the albums out as "Derek and Clive" ... but even those albums are crazy, and frogs, peche, lobsters ... will never be the same again!
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James Acaster
Stewart Lee
Jerrod Carmichael
Sam Morril
Marc Maron

I used to like both Louis CK and Ricky Gervais a lot but now I find them very irritating
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Originally posted by moshkito moshkito wrote:

Hi,

I do wish that some of the Redd Foxx and Richard Prior live shows were available.


I have been able to find a ton of rare Mort Sahl shows (and interviews) by writing to Universities, Archives, etc.. Many will even digitize them for free.
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Ian Anderson, obviously Big smile



Never much into stand-up stuff, though Blanche Gardin was really funny, but sge's diversified in movies, and is only an average actress.

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Hi,

I do wish that some of the Redd Foxx and Richard Prior live shows were available. They were, at least the show I saw, a fairly strong XXX rating and it was about all comers ... not just about this or that. And it was funny, although these days, a lot of folks will think it is improper and be scared to release it. 

Robin Williams, also had a lot of quips that HBO cut, and it showed in the shows when you could easily tell that that there was a cut for whatever reason and Robin's dialogue was not "continuous" and seemed to have a burp of some kind. Perfect example is him getting close to finishing up a joke, or story, and cut ... the next shot he is drinking some water before continuing.

But, nowadays, until this desire to censor everything and attack everything else, I doubt that a lot of comedy can stand up in one piece, specially with various countries taking out contracts on their artists and other folks ... the sickest of the sick in my book.


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I like George Carlin. The real one obviously. AI can go fuсk itself B)
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Has anyone in here listened to the "AI" stuff someone did masqueraded as Bill Hicks or George Carlin?
I'm wondering when someone will make one of Mitch Hedberg (if they haven't already). This only came to my attention a few days ago.
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Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Used to love Jasper Carrott back in the seventies. He will be totally unknown to anyone outside of the UK I imagine but he brought a much ruder style to British stand up comedy but without it being all out crude (or sexist) as many were at the time. He once recorded a song called Funky Moped with Jeff Lynn which actually made the British charts. It's absolutely awful but actually sold on the B-side called 'Magic Roundabout' a piss take of the famous French subversive political animation that was translated into English in the UK and presented as 'kids tv. I still to do this day can't help thinking of lines such as 'there's only one way to kill a mole,.... blow it's bloody head off!' and 'has anyone seen my camel?'

BTW his daughter is the actress Lucy Davis who appeared in The Office (UK version)


Jasper almost made my list too.
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Mike Harding
Jack Dee
Rich Hall
Romesh Ranganathan
Sarah Millican
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George Carlin 
Bill Burr
Robin Williams
Ryan Long
Norm Macdonald
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(this isn't limited 2 stand up comedy, this is about comedians in gen)
1. Nick Mullen
2. Chris Morris
3. Norm Macdonald
4. Trevor Moore
5. Adam Friedland
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Used to love Jasper Carrott back in the seventies. He will be totally unknown to anyone outside of the UK I imagine but he brought a much ruder style to British stand up comedy but without it being all out crude (or sexist) as many were at the time. He once recorded a song called Funky Moped with Jeff Lynn which actually made the British charts. It's absolutely awful but actually sold on the B-side called 'Magic Roundabout' a piss take of the famous French subversive political animation that was translated into English in the UK and presented as 'kids tv. I still to do this day can't help thinking of lines such as 'there's only one way to kill a mole,.... blow it's bloody head off!' and 'has anyone seen my camel?'

BTW his daughter is the actress Lucy Davis who appeared in The Office (UK version)
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Gabriel Iglesias, John Mulaney, Bill Burr, Ricky Gervais, Chappelle

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Stewart Lee is the best. Dave Gorman at his best is second to none. I also enjoy Sean Lock a lot, RIP!
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All-time: George Carlin
Old-time: Jack Benny
60s/70s: Benny Hill
Modern: Bill Burr & Ricky Gervais



Edited by BrufordFreak - December 19 2023 at 11:04
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I don't enjoy many stand up comedians, but I love Bill Bailey. I also think Dave Gorman is extremely underrated.
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Originally posted by MortSahlFan MortSahlFan wrote:

(in this order)

Mort Sahl, Bill Hicks, George Carlin, Louis C.K., Bill Burr, Dick Gregory, Dave Chappelle, Mitch Hedburg, dov davidoff, doug stanhope

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJrIShiYbK4

I don't know any of those names listed, but here's my favourite stand-up comedian, Ricky Gervais, who's well-known on both sides of the Atlantic. Smile
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Professor Irwin Corey Stand-Up Comedy NYC 1976

There just isn't enough out there for him to be my favorite, but he's underrated and still one of my favs.. And the clips that are online are when he's in his 90s.




Edited by MortSahlFan - December 19 2023 at 05:19
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Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

My favorite comedians are all unfortunately dead; so none of them stand up anymore.

Who were they?
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